Paediatric trauma causes, patterns and early intervention at the Muhimbili national hospital emergency department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Trauma remains the leading cause of death and disability in paediatric and adolescent population worldwide, though most of the childhood injury burden rests in low-income and middle-income countries. Many paediatric deaths attributable to trauma are preventable, and morbidity may be greatly reduced...

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Main Authors: J.A. Mfinanga*, H.R. Sawe, V. Mwafongo, T. Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X13001377